Semisynthetic derivatives of tobramycin

ABSTRACT

Derivatives of tobramycin (nebramycin factor 6) have been prepared which possesses substantially improved antibacterial activity. An example of such an agent is 1-(L-(-)- gamma -aminoAlpha -hydroxybutyryl)tobramycin (IVa, BB-K36).

United States Patent [191 Naito et al.

[4 1 Mar. 18, 1975 SEMISYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES OF TOBRAMYCIN [75] Inventors: Takayuki Naito; Susumu Nakagawa,

both of Tokyo, Japan [73] Assignee: Bristol-Myers Company, New York,

[22] Filed: Mar. 13, 1973 [21] Appl. No.: 340,852

Related U.S. Application Data [63] Continuation-impart of Ser. No. 232,978, March 8,

I972, abandonedv 1 U.S. Cl. 260/210 AB, 424/180 Int. Cl. C07c 129/18 Field of Search 260/210 R, 210 AB [56] References Cited UNlTED STATES PATENTS 3.781268 l2/l973 Kawaguchi et al. 260/210 AB OTHER PUBLICATIONS Koch et al., Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1970, pp. 309-313.

Primary Examiner-Johnnie R. Brown Assistant Examiner-Cary B. Owens Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Robert E. Havranek [57] ABSTRACT 7 Claims, N0 Drawings SEMISYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES OF TOBRAMYCIN CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 232,978, 1972, and now abandoned.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field-of the Inventionv This invention relates to semisynthetic l-substituted derivatives of tobramycin, said compounds being prepared by acylating the l-amino-function of tobramycin with a 'y-amino-a-hydroxybutyryl, B-amino-a-hydroxypropionyl and S-amino-a-hydroxyvalerylmoieties.

2. Description of the Prior Art A. Nebramycin complex, prepared by the fermenta- 30 tion of Streptomyces tenebrarius (American Type Culture CollectionA.T.C.C. 17920 and 17921), is reported in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.;

B. One fraction of the above described nebramycin complex, therein described as factor 6, herein referred to as tobramycin, is reported in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1970, pp. 309313 as having the structure R 6 II CH OH The compound is reported to possess broad spectrum antimicrobial activity, including activity against Pseudomonas and Proteus microorganisms.

C. Nebramycin complex (also called Tenebramycin complex) is described in British Pat. No. l.178,489;

filed Mar. 8,-

Belgian Pat. No. 697,319; Canadian Pat. No. 881,488; and is indexed as Farmdoc No. 29,579F. The culture for the fermentation of nebramycin complex is deposited in the American Type Culture Collection as A.T.C.C. No. 17920 (Rockville, Md., U.S.A.).

D. US. Pat. No. 3,691,279 describes Nebramycin.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The compound having the formula CH OH in which R is L-()-y-amino-a-hydroxybutyryl, L-()- ,B-amino-a-hydroxypropionyl or L-()-8-amino-ahydroxyvaleryl; or a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.

For the purpose of this disclosure, the term nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt" shall mean a mono, di-, tri, tetra or pentasalt formed by the interaction of one molecule of compound [V with 1-5 moles of a nontoxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid. Included among these acids are acetic, hydrochloin hich R is H or ric, sulfuric, maleic, phosphoric, nitric, hydrobromic,

ascorbic, malic and citric acid, and those other acids t commonly used to make salts of amine containing or C H pharmaceuticals 5 5 2 The compounds of the present invention are preand R2 is -('l-'Y-amino;a-hydroxybutyryl, L-(-lpared by the following representative diagramatic fi-amino-a-hydroxypropionyl or L-( )-8-amin0-ascheme: hydroxyvaleryl; wherein R or R must be other than H; mobramycin N-( nzyloxvcarbonyloxvl' Succinimide ca: HO

2.) Compound 11 N-Hydroxvsuccinimide ester of L-(Z1 benzyloxxcarbonvlaminouhzdroxxbutxr ic ac 1d H0 cn oa HZN H I 08 ca u-C-o-cu c a HO-CH l r CH o 1211:: I H

CH -NHCO-CH "CsHs 3-) Compound IIIU. HQIPd/c A preferred embodiment of the present invention is or a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addi' the compound having the formula tion salt thereof.

"so m 2 1 Another preferred embodiment is the compound of formula V in which R is hydrochloride, acetate, maleate, citrate, ascorbate, ni-

trate or phosphate salts of compound V.

Another most preferred embodiment is the monosulfate salt of compound IV.

The objectives of the present invention have been achieved, by the provision according to the present invention of the process for the preparation of the compound having the formula in which R is L-()-y-amino-a-hydroxybutyryl, L-() ,B-amino-a-hydroxypropionyl or L-()-3-amino-ahydroxyvaleryl; or a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof; which process comprises the consecutive steps of A. treating tobramycin with an agent selected from the compounds having the formulas X-CH -C-OH Zora cai bodiimide addition compound thereof) or (or a carbodiimide addition thereof), in which R and R are alike or different and each is H, F, Cl, Br, N0 OH, (lower)alkyl or (lower)alkoxy, X is a chloro, bromo or iodo, or a functional'equivalent as a reactant; in a ratio of one mole or less of agent per mole of tobramycin in a solvent, preferably selected from the group comprised of dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, l,2-dimethoxyethane, methanol, ethanol, water, acetone, pyridine, N-(lower)alkylpiperidine, or mixtures thereof, but preferably 111 water-tetrahydrofuran, at a temperature below 50C. and preferably below 25C., to produce the compound having the formula in which Y is a radical of the formula 4 3 R D i R c ii a l l X-CH2C- a or @(37CH2CH2-C- in which R and R are as defined above;

B. acylating compound II with an acylating agent 40 having the formula lawman? i5 55 integrbrna 3 inclusive and W in radical selected from the group consisting O Y C O -0 l- C iii- R5 i 2 a l QQNQ O O O 2: an t 1 ll or -CI-. -CH

l but preferably R Q 2 M is a. radical selected from the group comprising O a but preferably -0-hi HEN 0a III in which n is an integer of l to 3, and Y and W are as above; and

C. removing the blocking groups W and Y from compound III by methods commonly known in the art, and preferably when W and Y are radicals of the formula R ii R k-Q-C- by hydrogenating compound 111 with hydrogen in the presence of a metal catalyst, preferably selected from the group comprising palladium, platinum, Raney nickel, rhodium, ruthenium and nickel, but preferably palladium, and most preferably palladium on charcoal, in a water-water miscible solvent system, preferably selected from the group comprising water and dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, ethyleneglycol dimethyl ether, propyleneglycol dimethyl ether, or the like, but preferably l:1 water-tetrahydrofuran.

It should be apparent to those knowledgeable in the l ra-c o amen art that other agents can be used in the process above to acylate the amine functions of the intermediate compounds of the instant invention. This disclosure is meant to include all such acylating agents that produce labile amine blocking groups, said labile blocking groups commonly employed in the synthesis of peptides. The labile blocking groups must be readily removable by methods commonly known in the art. Examples of said labile blocking groups and their removal can be found in the review of A. Kapoor, J. Pharm. Sciences 59, pp. l-27 (1970). Functional equivalents as acylating agent for primary amine groups would include corresponding carboxylic chlorides, bromides, acid anhydrides, including mixed anhydrides and paramide nitrogen is a member of a quasiaromatic five membered ring containing at least two nitrogen atoms. i.e., imidazole, pyrazole, the trizoles, benzimidazole, benzotriazole and their substituted derivatives. As an ticularly the mixed anhydrides prepared from stronger 5 example of the general method for the preparation of acids such as the lower aliphatic monoesters of caran azolide, N,N-carbonyldiimidazole is reacted with a bonic acid, of alkyl andaryl sulfonic acids and of more carboXylic acid in equimolar proportions at room temhindered acids such as diphenylacetic acid. In addition, perature i t t h d f hl f di an acid azide Or a active ester ofllhioester -g., with formamide or a similar inert solvent to form the carpp ph n t p l. thi a' l0 boxylic acid imidazolide in practically quantitative tic acid) y be used of the free acid itself y be 0011- yield with liberation of carbon dioxide and one mole of pled with compound II after first reacting said free acid imidazole. Dicarboxylic acids yield diimidazolides. The with N,N'-dimethylchloroforminum chloride [cf. Great by-product, imidazole, precipitates and may be sepa- Bfitain 1,008,170 and NOVak and Welchet, rated and the imidazolide isolated, but this is not essen- Experien ia /6, 360 Or y h se 0f l5 tial. These reactions are well-known in the art (cf. U.S. zymes or of an y daz0 or an Pat. Nos. 3,079,314, 3,117,126 and 3,129,224 and carbonylditriazole [cf. Sheehan and Hess, J. Amer. British Pat. Nos. 932,644, 957,570 and 959,054). Chem. Soc., 77, 1067, (1955)] or of alkynylamine rea- C mpound Iv 1-[L-(-). mi gent [cf. R. Buijile and H. G. Viehe, Angew,Chem., Inhydroxybutyryl]tobramycin possesses excellent antiternational Edition 3, 582 (1964)], or of a ketenimine bacterial activity. Illustrated below in a table showing reagent [cf. C. L. Stevens and M. E. Monk, J. Amer. the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of to- Chem. Soc. 80, 4065 (1958)] or of an isoxazolium salt bramycin and compound IVa (BB-K36) against a varireagent [cf. R. B. Woodward, R. A. Olofson and H. ety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria as ob- Mayer, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 83, 1010 (l96l)]. Antained by the Steers agar-dilution method (Table 1). other equivalent of the acid chloride is a corresponding Nutrient Agar Medium was. used in the study of Table azolide, i.e., an amide of the corresponding acid whose l.

TAPILET'(MlC mgjfnii 9 Bristol Resistant Tobra- [Va Organism Code No. to KM-B M (BB-K36) E. 6611 NIH] 0.8 0.4 0.8 do. Juhl A15119 1.6 0.8 0.8 010. A15169 1.6 0.4 0.8 do. A20363 KM 100 0.4 0.8 do. A9844 0.8 0.4 1.6 d0. A20365 KM 100 0.4 0.4 do. K-12 0.4 0.4 1.6 do. K-12 A20664 MK 0.8 1.6 1.6 do. K-12 A20665 KM 0.4 1.6 do. A20684 0.4 0.2 0.4 do. A20683 KM, GM 12.5 1.6 do A9535 0.8 0.8 1.6 do A15148 0.8' 0.8 1.6 (10. A15164 0.8 0.8 1.6 (10. A15170 0.8 0.4 0.8 d0. A20102 0.8 0.8 1.6

K. pneumoniae do. A20680 KM, GM 100 12.5 1.6 Klebsiella sp. A9661 0.8 0.8 1.6 do. A9662 0.8 0.8 1.6 P. aeruginosa do. D113 KM 100 1.6 6.3 16. A9923 25 1.6 6.3 66. A9930 6.3 0.2 0.4 do. Al5l50 50 1.6 6.3 66. A15194 1.5. 1.6 3.1 do. A20479 KM 100 3.1 6.3 do. A20616 KM 100 3.1 12.5 d0. A20653 KM 100 1.6 12.5 d0. A9843 50 1.6 6.3 Pseudomonas sp. A20355 6.3 0.8 1.6 do. A20358 12.5 1.6 6.3 do. A20368 GM 6.3 12.5 100 C10. A20598 GM 50 1.6 12.5 66. A20600 GM 12.5 0.8 6.3

. (10. moms KM, GM 100 6.3 100 do. A206l8 KM, GM 100 50 100 do. A20594 KM, GM 100 3.1 12.5 S. marcescens A200l9 0.8 1.6 3,1 P. vulgaris A9436 0.2 0.2 0.4 do. A9526 0.4 0.2 0.4 do. A9699 0.8 0.4 1.6 ATCC 9920 0.2 0.1 0.8

do. A9539 0.2 0.1 0.8 66. A9716 1.6 0.4 3.1

13 14 TABLE I (MIC mg./m1.),,Con t nued Bristol Resistant Tobra- IVa Organism Code No. to KM-B (BB-K36) P morganii A9553 0.4 0.2 0.4 do. A2003] 0.8 0.4 1.6 do. A9636 0.4 0.4 0.8 do. A15l53 0.2 0.8 3.1 do. All66 0.4 0.4 0.8 do. A20455 0.8 0.8 0.8 do. A20457 0.8 0.4 0.8 F. rettgeri Al67 0.4 0.2 0.4 do. A9637 0.4 0.2 0.8 P. inconotans A206l5 6.3 6.3 3.1 P. mirabilis A9554 0.8 0.4 1.6 do. A9900 0.4 0.2 0.8 do. A2011) 0.8 0.8 3.1 do. A20454 0.8 0.8 3.1 S. aureus 209P 0.4 0.2 0.8 do. Smith 0.2 0.1 0.4 S. aureus 209P R-4l SM 0.4 0. 0.8

do. A20239 KM 50 0.4 0.8 B. subtilis PCl-2l9 0.1 0.05 0.1

1(MKanamycin A KMBKanamycin B GM-Gentamicin TnbraMTobramycin Afurther preferred embodiment is the disulfate salt of compound IV.

Compounds IV are valuable as an antibacterial agent, nutritional supplement in animal feeds, therapeutic agent in poultry and animals, including man, and are especially valuable in the treatment of infectious diseases caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Compounds IV when administered orally are useful as an adjunctive treatmentfor preoperative sterilization of the bowel. Both aerobic and anaerobic flora which are susceptible to these drugs are reduced in the large intestine. When accompanied by adequate mechanical cleansing, they are useful in preparing for colonic surgery.

EXAMPLES EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of L-()-y-Benzyloxycarb0nylamino-a-hydroxybutyric Acid (Vla) L-(-)-y-amino-a-hydroxybutyric acid (7.4 g., 0.062 mole) was added to a solution of 5.2 g. (0.13 mole) of sodium hydroxide in 50 ml. of water. To the stirred solution was added dropwise at 05C. over a period of 0.5 hour, 11.7 g. (0.068 mole) ofcarbobenzoxy chloride and the mixture was stirred for one hour at the same temperature. The reaction mixture was washed with 50 ml. of ether, adjusted to pH 2 with dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with four 80-rnl. portions of 40 Compounds IV are effective in the treatment of sysether. The ethereal extracts were combined, washed with a small amount of saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo and the resulting residue was crystallized from benzene to give 11.6 g. (74%) of colorless plates; melting point'78.579.5 C., [a],,4.5 (c=2, CH OH). Infrared (IR) [KBr]: y 1740, 1690 cm. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) ('acetone-d )8 (in ppm from TMS) 2.0 (2H, m), 3.29 (2H, d-d, J=6.7 and 12 Hz), 4.16 (1H, d-d, .1=4.5 and 8H2), 4.99 (2H,s), 6.2 (2H, broad), 7.21 (5H,s). The product is compound Vla.

Anal. calcd for C H NO C, 56.91;

Found: C,56.66; H, 5.97; N, 5,47.

EXAMPLE 2 N-Hydroxysuccinimide Ester of L-()-y-benzyloxycarbonylamino-a-hydroxybutyric Acid (VIIa) ml. ofa benzene-n-hexane mixture to give an additional amount of VIIa. The total yield was 1.34 g. (92%).

[a],,, 15 (c=2, CHC1 IR(KBr)'y 1810, 1755, 1740, 1680 cm. NMR (acet0ne-d )8 (in ppm from TMS) 2.0 (2H,m), 2,83(4H,s), 3.37(2H,d-d, J=6.5 and 12.5 Hz), 4.56 (1H,m), 4.99(2H,s), 6.3(2H,broad), 7.23(5H ,s).

Anal. calcd C ,,H N O C,54.85; N,5.18;

Found: C, 54.79, 54.70; H, 5.21, 5.20;

N, 8.14, 8.12. G. W. Anderson et 111.. J. Am. Chem. Soc, 86. 1839 (1964).)

EXAMPLE 3 Preparation of 6'-N-Benzyloxycarbonyltobramycin (II).

To a stirred solution of 250 mg. (0.53 m. mole) of tobramycin in 13 ml. of water and 13 ml. of tetrahydrofuran (THF) was added 135 mg. (0.53 m. mole) of N- benzyloxycarbonyloxy-succinimide at 10C. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the organic solvent. The resultant aqueous solution being filtered to remove insoluble material, the filtrate was charged on a column of CG-50 (NI-l type, 10 ml. capacity). The column was washed with 50 ml. of water and eluted with 0.1 N ammonia. The eluate was collected in 10 ml.-fractions. Fraction numbers 7 to 40 were combined, evaporated under reduced pressure and lyophilized to give 228 mg. (72%) of crude 6-N- benzyloxycarbonyltobramycin, which did not contain tobramycin itself. M.p. l55 -56C. (dec.) IRv=0 1700 cm. The product was used for the next reaction without further purification.

Anal. CalCd for C25H43N5O11.H2CO314H201 C,44.08; H, 7.26; N, 9.52.

Found: C, 44.19;

EXAMPLE 4 Preparation of l- L-( )-'y-benzyloxycarbonylamino-ahydroxybutyryl]-6-carbobenzoxytobramycin (Illa) 6-N-benzyloxycarbonyltobramycin (200 mg., 0.33 m.mole) was dissolved in 10 ml. of water and 10 ml. of THF. The solution was cooled to 10C. and 117 mg. (0.33 m.mole) of N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of L- ()-'y-benzyloxycarbonylamino-a-hydroxybutyric acid. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight and yielded the title product as a crude solid upon evaporation of the solvent.

EXAMPLE Preparation of 1-[L-()--y-amino-a-hydroxybutyryl]tobramycin (lVa, BB-K36) The crude product [Ila from example 4 was dissolved in 20 ml. of l:l Water-THE and then hydrogenated under atmospheric pressure in the presence of 60 mg. of palladium on charcoal overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the organic solvent. The resultant aqueous solution was absorbed on a column of CG-SO (NH.,', 9 ml.). The column was washed with 30 ml. of water and eluted successively with 520 ml. of 0.1 N ammonia, 500 ml. of 0.2 N ammonia and 720 ml. of 0.5 N ammonia. The eluate was collected in 10 ml.-fractions. Fractions 89 through 102 which showed a bioactive spot at Rf 0.4 by thin layer chromotography (TLC) on system S-1 10 (silica gel plate, CH CLCH OH28%NH OH-H O; 1:4:2zl) were combined, concentrated under reduced pressure and lyophilized to give 19 mg. of BB-K35*, m.p. 2l9-223 (dec.), 'y 1750 cm.

C, 37.69; H, 7.38;N, 10.99.

Found: C, 37.68;

Fractions 105 to 111 were combined, evaporated under reduced pressure and lyophilized to give 35 mg. of a mixture which showed two bioactive spots at Rf 0.23 (BB-K36) and 0.38 (BB-K35) by TLC. The mixture was dissolved in 2 m1. of water and absorbed on a column of CG-50 (NH 5 ml.). The column was eluted with 175 ml. of 0.2 N ammonia and 400 ml. of 0.5 N ammonia. The eluate was collected in 5 ml.- fraction. Fraction numbers 47 to 55 were combined, evaporated under reduced pressure and lyophilized to give 6 mg. (3%) of BB-K36, m.p. 2056 (dec.), 7 1650 cm. A mixture of 20 mg. of BB-K35 and BB- K36 was recovered from fraction numbers 40 to 46.

Fractions 126 to 131 in the original column were combined, evaporated under reduced pressure and lyophilized to give 7 mg. (4%) of BB-K37**, which showed a spot at 0.13 by TLC (53-1 10, ninhydrin and bioautograph). M.p. 20910 (dec.) 7 1650 cm". (*Bl3-K35 is thought to be 2'-[L-()-y-amino-a-hydroxybutyrlltobramycin.

EXAMPLE 5a Preparation of 'N-(Benzyloxycarbonyloxy)succinimide EXAMPLE 6 Preparation of L-()-y-amino-a-hydroxybutyric acid from ambutyrosin A or B or mixtures thereof Ambutyrosin A (5.0 gm.) [U.S. Pat. No. 3,541,078, issued Nov. 17, 1970] was refluxed with 160 ml. of 0.5 N sodium hydroxide for one hour. The hydrolysate was neutralized with 6N HCl and chromatographed on a amino-a-hydroxybutyric acid was isolated by developing the column with water and removing the water by freeze drying. The L-()-y-amino-a-hydroxybutryic acid is characterized as a crystalline material having a m.p. of 2l2.5-214.5 C. [Column 2, lines 31-28, US. Pat. No. 3,541,078].

EXAMPLE 7 W Preparation of L-()-'y-amino-0z-hydroxybutric Acid from DL-a-hydroxy-y-phtalimidobutyric Acid A. Dehydroabietylammonium L-a-hydroxy-yphtalimidobutyrate To a solution of 25 g. (0.1 mole) of a-hydroxy-yphtalimidobutyric acid in 200 ml. of ethanol was added a solution of 29 g. (0.1 mole) of dehydrobietylamine in ml. of ethanol. The solution was shaken vigorously for a minute and stood at room temperature for 5 hours during which time fine needles crystallized out. The crystals were collected by filtration, washed with 50 ml. of ethanol and air-dried to obtain 30.1 g. (56%) of a diastereomer of the dehydroabietylamine salt. M.p. 93-94 C. [01],, 15 (C. 2.5, MeOl-l). Recyrstallization from 300 ml..of ethanol gave 23.2 g. (43%) of the pure product. M.p. 94-95C. [01] 108 (C. 2.5 MeOH). Further recrystallization did not change the melting point and the specific rotation.

Anal. calcd. for C H N O l-I O: C, 69.54;

Found: C, 69.58;

H, 8.08; N, 5.07. Y. Saito et al., Tetrahedron Letters, 1970, 4863.) B. L-()-'y-amino-a-hydroxybutyric Acid To a solution of 1.5 g. (0.014 mole) of sodium carbonate in 40 ml. of water were added 5.3 g. (0.01 mole) of dehydroabietylammonium-L-a-hydroxy-yphthalimidobutyrate and 60 ml. of ether. The mixture was shaken vigorously until all of the solid has dissolved. The ether layer was separated. The aqueous solution was washed twice with 30-ml. portions of ether and evaporated to 15-ml. under reduced pressure. To the concentrate was added ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid and the mixture was refluxed for 10 hours. After cooling, separated phthalic acid was removed by filtration. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 10 ml. of water and the solution was evaporated to dryness. This operation was repeated twice to remove excess hydrochloric acid. The residual syrup was dissolved in 10 ml. of water and filtered to remove a small amount of insoluble phthalic acid. The filtrate was adsorbed on a column of IR-l20 (H*, 1 cm. X 35 cm.), the column .was washed with 300 ml. of water and eluted with 1 N ammonium hydroxide solution. The eluate was collected in ml. fraction. The ninhydrin positive fractions 10 to 16 were combined and evaporated under reduced pressure to give a syrup which crystallized gradually. The crystals were triturated with ethanol, filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator to give 0.78 g. (66%) of L-()-y-amino-a-hydroxybutyric acid. M.p. 206-207 C. [a],, 29 (C, 2.5, H 0). The IR spec trum was identical with an authentic sample which was obtained from ambutyrosin.

EXAMPLE 8 Preparation of the Monosulfate Salt of l-[L'()-'y-amino-a-hydroxybutyryl]tobramycin One mole of 1-[L-()-y-amino-ahydroxybutyrylltobramycin is dissolved in 1 to 3 liters of water. The solution is filtered to remove any undissolved solids. To the chilled and stirred solution is added one mole of sulfuric acid dissolved in 500 ml. of water. The mixture is allowed to stir for 30 minutes, following which cold ethanol is added to the mixture until precipitation occurs. The solids are collected by filtration and are determined to be the desired monosulfate salt.

EXAMPLE 9 Preparation of the Disulfate Salt of 1-[L-()-'y-amino-a-hydroxybutyryl]tobramycin One mole of 1-[L-(-)-y-amino-ahydroxybutyrylltobramycin is dissolved in 1 to 3 liters of water. The solution is filtered to remove any undissolved solids. To the chilled and stirred solution is added 2 moles of sulfuric acid dissolved in 500 ml. of water. The mixture is allowed to stir for 30 minutes, following which cold ethanol is added to the mixture until precipitation occurs. The solids are collected by filtration and are determined to be the desired disulfate salt.

18 EXAMPLE 10 Preparation of L-B-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-a-hydroxypropionic Acid (lVb) L-B-Amino-a-hydroxypropionic acid* (8.2 g., 0.078 mole) was dissolved in a solution of 6.56 g. (0.0164 mole) of sodium hydroxide and in 60 ml. of water. To the stirred solution was added dropwise 14.7 g. (0.086 mole) of carbobenzoxy chloride below 5 C. The mixture was stirred for an hour at room temperature, washed with 60 ml. of ether and adjusted to pH 2 with dilute HCl. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and air-dried to give 9.65 g. (52%) of V1. The filtrate was extracted with five -ml. portions of ether. The ethereal solution was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness in vacuo to give additional 2.0 g. (11%) of VI. A total of 11.65 g. of VI was crystallized from 500 ml. of benzene-ethyl acetate (4:1) to give 9.36 g. (50%) of pure VI, m.p. 128.5129.5 C. Infrared (IR) (KBr): we 1745, 1690 cm". [01],, +2.9 (c 5.0, MeOH). Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra [NMR (DMSO- d 8 (in ppm) 3.05-3.45 (2H, m, CH N), 4.05 (1H, d-d, OCHCO), 5.03 (2H, s, CH Ar) 7.18 (1H, broad, NH), 7.36 (5H, s, ring H).

Anal. calcd. for C H NO C, 55.23; H, 5,4 8 N, 5.86. Found: C, 55.34; H, 5.49;

N, 5.87. (*K. Freudenberg. Ber.. 47, 2027 (1914).)

EXAMPLE 11 N-HYdroxysuccinimide Ester of L-B-benzyloxycarbonylamino-amino-a-hydroxypropionic Acid (Vllb) To a chilled and stirred solution of 478 mg. (2 m.moles) of V1!) and 230 mg. (2 m.moles) of N- hydroxysuccinimide in 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran (THF) was added 412 mg. (2 m.moles) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. The mixture was stirred for an hour at 05 C., for 2 hours at room temperature and then fil tered to remove the N,N'-dicyclohexylurea. The filtrate containing V1112 was used for the next reaction without isolation.

EXAMPLE 12 Preparation of l- L-( '*)-B-amino-a-hydroxypropionyl ltobramycin (IVb) A. Substitution in the procedure of example 4 for the N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of L-()-ybenzyloxycarbonylamino-a-hydroxybutyric acid VIIa used therein of an equimolar quantity of N- hydroxysuccinimide ester of L-()-B- benzyloxyearbonylamino-a-hydroxypropionic acid VIIb produces l-[L-(-)-B-benzyloxycarbonylamino-ahydroxypropiony11-6-carbobenzoxytobramycin (lllb).

B. Substitution in the procedure of example 5 for the crude product 111a used therein of an equimolar quantity of compound IlIb produces 1-[L-(-)-fi-amino-ahydroxypropionyl]t0bramycin (IVb).

EXAMPLE 13 Preparation of L-6-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-a-hydroxyvaleric acid (Vlc) To a stirred solution of 400 mg (3.0 m moles) of L-S-amino-a-hydroxyvaleric acid* and 250 mg (6.5 m moles) of sodium hydroxide in 25 ml of water was added dropwise 580 mg (3.3 m moles) of carbobenzoxy chloride over a period of 30 minutes at O-5C."

The mixture was stirred for an hour at -15C, washed with 25 ml of ether, adjusted to pH 2 with hydrochloric acid and extracted with three 30-ml portions of ether. The combined ethereal solution was shaken with ml of a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated in vacuo to give crystals which were recrystallized from benzene to yield 631 mg (78%) of We, mp ll0l1lC.; infrared spectrum [lR(KBr)]: 3460, 3350, 1725, 1685, 1535, 1280, 730, 690cm. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum [NMR(acetone-d 5 (in ppm) 1.70(4l-1, m) 4.l4(2H, q, J=4.5Hz), 4.19(1H, m), 4.82(2H, s), 6.2(3H, broad), 7.25(5H, s). [01],, 1.6 (c 10, MeOl-l).

Anal Calcd for C H NO i C, 58.42; H. 6.41;

Found: C. 58.36; H, 6.50; N, 5.27. (*S. Ohshiro er al.. Yakugaku Zasshi. 87. 1184 (1967).)

EXAMPLE l4 N-Hydroxysuccinimide ester of L-5-benzyloxycarbonylamino-a-hydroxyvaleric acid (Vllc) To a stirred and chilled solution of 535 mg (2.0 m moles) of Vlc and 230 mg (2.0 m moles) of N- hydroxysuccinimide in 55 ml of ethyl acetate was added 412 mg (2.0 m moles) of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC). The mixture was stirred for 3 hours at room temperature and filtered to remove precipitated N, N dicyclohexylurea. The filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to yield 780 mg (100%) of viscous syrup (Vllc). lR(Neat): y 1810, 1785, 1725 cm.

EXAMPLE Preparation of 1-[L-()-S-amino-a-hydroxyvaleryl]tobramycin (NC) A. Substitution in the procedure of example 4 for the N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of L-()-ybenzyloxycarbonylamino-a-hydroxybutyric acid Vlla used therein of an equimolar quantity of N- hydroxysuccinimide ester of L-()-8- benzyloxycarbonylamino-oz-hydroxyvaleric acid Vllc produces l-[L-()-6-ben zyloxycarbonylamino-ahyroxyvaleryl]-6-carbobenzoxytobramycin (lllc).

B. Substitution in the procedure of example 5 for the crude product llla used therein of an equimolar quantity of compound Illc produces l-lL-()-6-amino-ahydroxyvaleryhobramycin (lVc).

Amberlite CG-SO is the tradename for the chromatographic grade of a weakly acidic cationic exchange resin of a carboxylic-polymethacrylic type.

Amberlite lR- is the tradename for a high density nuclear sulfonic acid type cationic exchange resin supplied in either hydrogen or sodium form as beads-1- 6-50 mesh.

We claim:

1. A compound having the formula and R is H, L-()-'y-amino-a-hydroxybutyryl, L-()- B-amino-oz-hydroxypropionyl, V L-(-)-5-amino-ahydroxyvaleryl, L-()-y-benzyloxycarbonylamino-ahydroxybutyryl, L-()-B-benzyloxycarbonylamino-ahydroxypropionyl, or L-(-)-5- benzyloxycarbonylamino-oz-hydroxyvaleryl, wherein R or R must be other than H; or a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.

2. The compound of claim 1 wherein R is cea cn -o-cand R is H. g

3. The compound of claim 1 wherein R is CgHsCHz-O-C- 

1. A COMPOUND HAVING THE FORMULA 1-(H2N-),2-((3-(H2N-),5-(HO-),6-(R1-NH-CH2-)TETRAHYDROIN WHICH R1 IS H OR C6H5-CH2-OOCPYRAN-2-YL)-O-),3-(HO-),4-((3,5-DI(HO-),4-(H2N-), 6-(HO-CH2-)TETRAHYDROPYRAN-2-YL)-O-),5-(R2-NH-)CYCLOHEXANE AND R2 IS H, L-(-)-Y-AMINO-A-HYDROXYBUTYRYL, L-(-)-BAMINO-A-HYDROXYPROPIONYL, L-(-)-O-AMINO-A-HYDROXYVALERYL, L-(-)-Y-BENZYLOXYCARBONYLAMINO-A-HYDROXYBUTYRYL, L-(-)-&BENZYLOXYCARBONYLAMINO-A-HYDROXYPROPIONYL, OR L-(-)-&BENZYLOXYCARBONYLAMINO-A-HYDROXYVALERYL, WHEREIN R1 OR R2 MUST BE OTHER THAN H; OR A NONTOXIC PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE ACID ADDITION SALT THEREOF.
 2. The compound of claim 1 wherein R1 is
 3. The compound of claim 1 wherein R1 is
 4. The compound of claim 1 wherein R1 is H and R2 is L-(-)-gamma -amino- Alpha -hydroxybutyryl, L-(-)- Beta -amino- Alpha -hydroxypropionyl or L-(-)- delta -amino- Alpha -hydroxyvaleryl; or a nontoxic pharmaceutically acid addition salt thereof.
 5. The compound of claim 4 wherein R1 is H and R2 is L-(-)-gamma -amino- Alpha -hydroxybutyryl; or the mono- or disulfate salt thereof.
 6. The compound of claim 4 wherein R1 is H and R2 is L-(-)- Beta -amino- Alpha -hydroxypropionyl; or the mono- or disulfate salt thereof.
 7. The compound of claim 4 wherein R1 is H and R2 is L-(-)-delta -amino- Alpha -hydroxyvaleryl; or the monodisulfate salt thereof. 